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N. Korea proposes talks with South SEOUL, May 14: North Korea said on Saturday it would return to inter-Korean dialogue, raising hopes here that Pyongyang might come back to six-party talks on ending its nuclear weapons programme....		Arrest of Pakistanis: Kenyan clarification NAIROBI, May 14: Kenyan police said on Saturday that they were investigating 69 Bangladeshi nationals arrested in Mombasa for possible links to terrorism, drugs and human trafficking. The suspects, who were...
First prayers at Michigan mosque DEARBORN, May 14: Hundreds of worshipers gathered on Friday for the first prayer session at a gilded new mosque that is yet another facility to serve the large Muslim population around...		India urged to scrap river project DHAKA, May 14: A rally here on Friday called upon India to scrap a proposed river-linking project that, according to experts in Bangladesh, would spell disaster for the entire region. The...
Saudi charity head to sue Rice in US court RIYADH, May 14: The former head of Saudi Arabia’s Al Haramain charity said on Saturday he was filing a lawsuit in the United States against senior officials, including Condoleezza Rice, for...		US for restraint in Uzbekistan WASHINGTON, May 14: The United States has urged the government and opposition forces in Uzbekistan to show restrain after dozens of people were killed in anti-government demonstrations this week. Uzbek President...
Lebanese speaker rejects calls to amend poll law BEIRUT, May 14: With two weeks left until the start of general election, Lebanon’s parliament speaker said on Saturday it was too late to change electoral rules Christians complain will favour...		US asks Jaafari to get tough with militants BAGHDAD: After nearly three weeks of unrelenting attacks by guerillas, US military officials are urging Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari to respond with strong and decisive action or risk erosion of confidence...
US forces wind up operation BAGHDAD, May 14: US forces on Saturday ended a major week-long sweep dubbed ‘Operation Matador’ targeting militants loyal to Abu Musab al Zarqawi, as a fresh spate of attacks claimed over...		Soldier recalls wiring Iraq abuse victim FORT HOOD, May 14: A soldier already convicted of abuse in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal testified on Friday that he was the one who attached wires to a hooded Iraqi...
Parthian-era coffin found TEHRAN, May 14: Archaeologists at a dig on a farm in western Iran have uncovered a skeleton with a solid gold mask in a bronze coffin in what could be the...		Annan hopeful of Korea crisis resolution UNITED NATIONS, May 14: Secretary General Kofi Annan on Friday expressed hope that diplomatic efforts undertaken by the European Union on Iran ‘s nuclear programme and the six-party talks on North...
Iraqi official shot dead BAGHDAD, May 14: Gunmen assassinated a senior foreign ministry official in Baghdad on Saturday, police said. A police spokesman said Jassim al Muhammadawy, director general of administration in the ministry, was...		Nepotism, torture & fraud mark Karimov’s reign MOSCOW: President Islam Karimov was born in the historic town of Samarkand in 1938, and rose to become first secretary of the Communist party in Uzbekistan and then the country’s first...
Debate on EU constitution stirs French farmers’ anger SAINT-AGNAN-SUR-ERRE (France): French farmer Francois Goulet has just poured 20,000 litres (4,400 gallons) of milk straight down the drain. A mix-up over production quotas for his 60 Normandy dairy cows means...		Japan moves to glorify militaristic past TOKYO: Japanese legislators overwhelmingly approved a controversial bill on Friday creating a national holiday to honour Hirohito, emperor of Japan during World War II, a move that critics called the latest...
Syrians fearful amid US border offensive DAMASCUS, May 14: Tensions are rising in a Syrian border region where fearful residents are being kept awake by the roar of US warplanes pounding nearby targets in Iraq, witnesses said...		Hezbollah picks first woman for top post BEIRUT: Women trying to make their mark in Lebanon’s male-dominated political world have much to envy of Rima Fakhry, the only woman ever to make it on to the political council...
Compromise on electoral law in Lebanon BEIRUT: Lebanese Premier Najib Mikati’s government won an overwhelming vote of confidence recently after two days of debate, and immediately scheduled the legislative elections to begin on May 29 and continue...		Meningitis toll rises to 21 in New Delhi NEW DELHI: At least 21 people have died from an outbreak of rare bacterial meningitis in the Indian capital, a health official said Saturday. The number of infections reported in and...